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Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

John Krish

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Ivan Foxwell ... (adaptation)
Alan Hackney ... (additional scenes)
Evelyn Waugh ... (novel)
Hugh Whitemore ... (additional scenes)

Cast (in credits order)  

Felix Aylmer ... Judge
Colin Blakely ... Solomon Philbrick
Robert Harris ... Prendergast
Griffith Jones ... Sir Humphrey Maltravers
Patrick Magee ... Maniac
Leo McKern ... Captain Grimes
Geneviève Page ... Margot Beste-Chetwynde (as Genevieve Page)
Paul Rogers ... Chief Warder
Donald Sinden ... The Prison Governor
Donald Wolfit ... Dr. Augustus Fagan
Robin Phillips ... Paul Pennyfeather
Patience Collier ... Flossie Fagan
Roland Curram ... Otto Silenus
Kenneth Griffith ... Mr. Church
Kenneth J. Warren Kenneth J. Warren ... Third Warder
Jack Watson ... Gallery Warder
Rodney Bewes ... Arthur Potts
Sarah Atkinson Sarah Atkinson ... Jane
Joan Sterndale-Bennett Joan Sterndale-Bennett ... Lady Circumference (as Joan Sterndale Bennett)
John Cater ... Blackall
Jeremy Child ... Nigel
Helen Christie ... Mrs. Clutterbuck
Tom Clegg Tom Clegg ... Fourth Warder
Jonathan Collins Jonathan Collins ... Clutterbuck
Paul Curran ... Clergyman
Ivor Dean ... Old Bailey Policeman
Michael Elwyn ... Alastair Vane-Trumpington
Roy Evans Roy Evans ... Boney
John Glyn-Jones John Glyn-Jones ... Warden
Michael Hawkins Michael Hawkins ... Stubbs
Joan Haythorne ... Miss Hart
Clifton Jones ... Chokey
Jill Kerman Jill Kerman ... Sophie
Duncan Lamont ... Inspector Bruce
Ann Lancaster Ann Lancaster ... Mrs. Grimes
Donald Layne-Smith Donald Layne-Smith ... Bursar
Victor Maddern ... First Warder
David Macalister David Macalister ... Peter Beste-Chetwynde (as David McAlister)
Marne Maitland ... Junior Policeman
Michael Newport ... Lord Tangent
Michael Nightingale Michael Nightingale ... Colonel Clutterbuck
George Pravda ... Harbour Policeman
Norman Scace Norman Scace ... Dean
John Trenaman John Trenaman ... Second Warder
Anne De Vigier Anne De Vigier ... Nigel's Girl-Friend
Katy Wild ... Giggling Girl
Ken Wynne ... Drunken Surgeon
Christopher Banks ... Clerk of the Court
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Marriott ... School Boy
Roy Beck Roy Beck ... Public Schoolboy (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth Ernest Blyth ... Juror (uncredited)
Willy Bowman Willy Bowman ... Sports Day Attendee (uncredited)
Lawrence W. Carpenter Lawrence W. Carpenter ... Tall Schoolboy (uncredited)
Jimmy Charters Jimmy Charters ... Juror (uncredited)
Vi Delmar Vi Delmar ... Sports Day Attendee (uncredited)
Vernon Drake Vernon Drake ... Sports Day Attendee (uncredited)
Gary Graham Gary Graham ... Public Schoolboy (uncredited)
Muriel Greenslade Muriel Greenslade ... Juror (uncredited)
Mark Danvers Heron Mark Danvers Heron ... Boy (uncredited)
George Hilsdon ... Shocked Oxford Don (uncredited)
Fred Wood ... Prison Inmate (uncredited)

Produced by 

Ivan Foxwell ... producer

Music by 

Ron Goodwin

Cinematography by 

Desmond Dickinson

Editing by 

Archie Ludski

Art Direction by 

John Barry

Costume Design by 

Anna Duse
Julie Harris

Makeup Department 

Ernest Gasser ... makeup artist
Alice Holmes ... hair stylist

Production Management 

Edward Dorian ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Peter Bolton ... assistant director
Douglas Hermes ... assistant director
Joe Marks ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Reg Bream ... assistant art director (uncredited)
John Jarvis ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department 

John Bramall ... sound recordist
Peter Keen ... sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department 

Wally Fairweather ... director of photography: second unit
Tony White ... camera operator
Cedric James ... assistant camera: second camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Ernie Farrer ... wardrobe master

Editorial Department 

Selwyn Petterson ... assistant editor
Paul Trevor Bale ... second assistant editor (uncredited)
David Grimsdale ... first assistant editor (uncredited)
Selwyn Petterson ... second assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department 

Alan Boustead ... composer: additional music, crematorium (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Doris Martin ... continuity

Additional Crew 

Raymond Becket ... production assistant
Alan Arnold ... unit publicist (uncredited)

See also

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